Month: February 2024

FP2030 makes formidable entry into the Middle East and North Africa region

Justin Ngong, Communications Officer, North, West, and Central African FP2030 Regional Hub  In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, multiple conflicts have created a dire humanitarian need. Organizations working in the region understand that the principle of partnership is crucial to efficiently provide services to beneficiaries. FP2030 is committed to increasing its presence… Continue reading FP2030 makes formidable entry into the Middle East and North Africa region

Ethiopia using health data for decision-making at each level of health system to achieve family planning milestones

If you cannot measure it, then it does not exist. Stewart Tichaona Muchapera, Communications Officer, East and Southern African FP2030 Regional Hub  Ethiopia is making great strides in using data for evidence-based decision making at each level of the health system to achieve universal health coverage including family planning.   According to Dr. Meseret Zelalem Tadesse,… Continue reading Ethiopia using health data for decision-making at each level of health system to achieve family planning milestones

Ethiopia to scale up family planning delivery in humanitarian settings and remote areas

Endegena, 19, was born and raised in Jimma and is pictured here at the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE). She has been a part of FGAE for nearly two years and is practicing to become an Education for Health and Well-being trainer. FGAE offers sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services across the country, including in five zones of the Oromia Region. It has a network of 46 comprehensive SRH service delivery clinics and employs a youth-centered approach, which involves implementing services where adolescents and young people can easily access them, rather than directing clients to particular facilities

Stewart Tichaona Muchapera, Communications Officer, East and Southern African FP2030 Regional Hub  Ethiopia is a country at the nexus of three threats: armed conflict, lingering effects of COVID-19, and climate-related hazards such as floods and droughts. All these stressors and shocks disproportionately affect women and girls, with more than two-thirds of the people in need… Continue reading Ethiopia to scale up family planning delivery in humanitarian settings and remote areas

Ethiopia signs agreements to increase access to family planning

Stewart Tichaona Muchapera, Communications Officer, East and Southern African FP2030 Regional Hub  The Ethiopian government recently signed two additional budget agreements with development partners for the procurement of reproductive health commodities as part of its continued efforts to increase access to family planning.   The extra budget of US$36 million for the coming three years is… Continue reading Ethiopia signs agreements to increase access to family planning

The latest from FP2030

Khamhla Tongburan works at a small garment factory on the outskirts of Bangkok with 15 other workers. Together they form the Solidarity Group, a collective of former factory garment workers who now run their own enterprise, providing fair wages and working hours in a safe environment. The Solidarity Group has its own brand: "Dignity Returns." Members have joined other home-based garment worker groups under HomeNet Thailand's Informal Worker Association to establish a garment cooperative.

Dear colleagues, Have you heard our recent announcement? FP2030 is proud to share the launch of a new funding mechanism, the FP2030 Partnership Fund. This fund is uniquely tailored to meet the needs of organizations or stakeholders that might not be served by traditional funding models, particularly youth-led organizations, feminist or grass-roots organizations, and a… Continue reading The latest from FP2030